Beetle Sunshine Tour Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Anniversary tour begins on 15th August with nearly 400 Beetles from
three generations already signed up Three-day fan get-together on
Travemünde beach with live music

WOLFSBURG/TRAVEMUNDE -- July 23, 2014: The
sun is shining, and it’s that time of year again, when Beetles old
and new prepare to make their annual pilgrimage to the beach. For the tenth
time, fans of these vehicles are coming together on the Baltic coast to
celebrate and party Beetle-style. Back once again will be ‘Voice of
Germany’ star Ole 'Soul' Feddersen, performing with Nathalie Dorra
and band a Beetle song specially composed for the Sunshine Tour.

Four hundred vehicles and up to 4,000 guests and spectators make their
way annually to the fan meet on the Baltic, which gets bigger and better
known from year to year. To make sufficient space for all the Beetles, the
tour is for the first time starting this year from Lübeck Airport. The trip
finishes in Brügmanngarten in Travemünde. In addition to live music from
the Urban Beach band, Projekt Caramba and DJ, Ole Feddersen and band will
be appearing again this year. He and Nathalie Dorra are members of Udo
Lindenberg's 'Panik Familie' and were involved among other projects with
the successful 'MTV Unplugged Udo Lindenberg - Live from the Hotel
Atlantic' production.

However, the real stars of the show are the fans and their cult cars. Of
the hundreds of curvaceous Volkswagens from six decades at the privately
organised fan fest, one will be crowned ‘Most Beautiful Beach
Beetle’ of them all. Special features of the Sunshine Tour include
the get-ups not only of the participants, but of the cars as well. Be it
Glamour Beetle, Crochet Beetle, Rock’n’Roll Beetle or Beach
Beetle, there is a free choice of theme and coming up with the most
original interpretation is key to winning the title. ‘It always
thrills me to see the great creativity and passion that the participants
put into designing their vehicles,’ says Gaby Kraft, the meet’s
organiser.

Volkswagen has been an official event partner since 2005 and will be
present again over the weekend of 15-17 August with a number of special
vehicles. Cars on show will include the Beetle Dune, the concept Cross
version of the Beetle and the recently launched Beetle Cabrio Karmann.
Another real eye-catcher will be the GRC Rallycross Beetle, a 544 PS
four-wheel drive car that has been developed in conjunction with Andretti
Autosport for the American GRC race series. It will be making its debut in
the championship in Los Angeles on 19 September. This car needs just 2.1
seconds to accelerate to 62 mph.

Volkswagen R GmbH and Volkswagen accessories will also be there
featuring the latest lifestyle collection.

Beetle drivers can secure a starting place in the tour online at Beetle Sunshine Tour
where it is also possible to view the complete programme.

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